Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre in Malawi
Malawi: Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre in Malawi, 1980–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre in Malawi is 0.0001 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 40.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre in Malawi peaked at 0.0043 units per square kilometre in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 2021.
That places Malawi 28th out of 204 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre in Malawi, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | +142.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0038 units per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | -32.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | +42.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | -40.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | -60.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -56.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -62.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -57.1% |
| 1996 | 0 units per square kilometre | -83.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +700.0% |
| 1998 | 0 units per square kilometre | -87.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +500.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -53.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +57.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -45.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +40.0% |
| 2010 | 0 units per square kilometre | -42.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 2012 | 0 units per square kilometre | -87.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +600.0% |
| 2014 | 0 units per square kilometre | -85.7% |
| 2015 | 0 units per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 2016 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0 units per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +200.0% |
| 2019 | 0 units per square kilometre | -77.8% |
| 2021 | 0 units per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2023 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +40.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.0001 units per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0001 units per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.0001 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0001 units per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +700.0% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre |
| 2013 | +600.0% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre |
| 1999 | +500.0% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0033 units per square kilometre | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 25 Rwanda 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
- 26 Cameroon 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
- 27 South Sudan 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Nigeria 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
- 31 Laos 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
More health data for Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 856.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,399 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0714 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre in Malawi?
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre in Malawi was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0043 units per square kilometre in 1983.
- What is the lowest neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Malawi rank for neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 28th out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
- Is neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.